THE OREGON SUNDAY - JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 21, 1312.',
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Higginbotham A Twirler Who Fooled All of Us
DRACK ANITHIGrlN PITCHERS' BATTLrTlLL STH FRAME
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iri.l BORRELL, ALWAYS DANGEROUS, IS ,
THERE VITH SWAT THAT BEATS LOCALS
PORTLAND CREWS
IWA
When Lera Burrell stepped to the'
plate in the ninth Inning yesterday aft
ernoon with two on bases and one out,
there was some quake In the hearts ot
the Portland fana. There is nothing ex
traordinary when Lem steps to the
plate, - He does that on an average of
four times a day from April to October.,
But history tells us that when Lem
steps to-the plate in the ninth inning
in Portland and a hit Is needed to break
up the' game. Lem . usually delivers;
' hence thei aforementioned quakes. Lem
did not let old Kid History sleep on .the
-job yesterday. He delivered the needed
hit, and when It was all over the Vil
lagers had rushed three runs across the
plate, smudging a great game that Hlg-
, ginbotham had pitched from the third
Inning on the ninth. Krueger's over
throw of third helped to bulge the visi
tors' runs, but it had no effect on the
game, for Jawn Brackenridge was twirl
ing such ball that the Beavers could
not negotiate the ruboer after the first
inning.
Higginbotham pitched a brilliant game
.until the fatal ninth. There is some-
' thing uncanny In the way these Hooll
gans sprawl all over the scoreboard in
the ninth. They did it on Wednesday,
and on Thursday, on Friday and on Sat-
. uxday. The. Beavers were lucky Indeed
to win last Wednesday's game the way
Hogan'S hirelings are btfflng the pill.
l;;;::::V,, Get Ban in First.
Ths champions started in to do things
to Brack in the first Inning, but the
swarthy lad. from the south stopped
them before they had gone far. A bit
of misfortune In the first Inning might
have had some effect on the ultimate
result of the game. After Doane fanned
Chadbourne scratched a single to Bra-
' shear. He took second when Brack
pegged wildly to catch him napping at
first, and while he was en route from
second to third Lindsay's liner clipped
him, in the -side, automatically putting
him out and giving Bill a hit. Rodgers
walkedand Krueger brought Lindsay
home with a Texas leaguer back of sec
ond. Rodgers reached third and Krue
ger second on the thrcw-in, but Fishei
close'dThe" frame by grounding to Hosp.
Lltsche got the first hit off Higgtn-
i botham in the second, but Vernon man
aged to corral two in the third, and
they proved fatal to him. After that
until tha ninth he was invincible. With
two . eut, Carlisle scratched a hit to
Rsppe. which under ordinary circum
stances "Roaring Bill" would have con
verted into an out. Then Carlisle stole
- aecond, after a big holler from the Bea
vers, It looking as if Rodgers had tagged
Walter out as he slid. Kane came
through wlta a clout t center that put
Carlisle over for the tying run.
After that Inning It was a battle of
Greek Lightweight Champion
; to Meet Italian; Surprised
at Moran's Loss.
-pater Buiukos, the popular Oreek
lightweight wrestling champion, look
ing as if he had stepped from a bend
box, arrived - in Portland yesterday
afternoon ready to meet the Italian,
Turricanlo who Issued a general ch.il
Jenge a couple of days ego. which was
accepted by Butukos' Portland agtnt.
Thej;wlll have a conference tomorrow
and arrange details of the bout, which
wHle--e'--aft bt
Buiukos has been away from Tort
land alght months and during Unit
tints has won 65 wresiling matchfs
Without experiencing defeat. Some rf
his bouts have been against men who
wera heavyweights but lie vanquished
all of them. Buzokos became so popu
lar as a wrestler in the south that he
ivaa compelled to fill several vaudeville
engagements In San Franclsro and Los
Angeles owing to tiie Insistent demands
of the theatre managers.
Whlla at Los Angeles l'e'e trained nt
Jack Doyle's Vernon gymnasium and
helped to put Owen Moran into condi
tion for hisjnatch yesterday with Ja-k
White. Pete said that If lie had be.jn
In LOS Angeles he would nave gotttn
down book, line and pinker on his
gymnasium mate. He thinks Moran Is
ona Of the greatest lightweight boxers
is tha world and believes that the lit
tla Briton, who Is now living careful
ly,' will eventually win the champion
ship. He was sorry to hear that Ref
eree Eyton called a foul on Owen.
. peter will start training as soon es
arrangements are made for his match
with Turricanlo. In the meantime he
Is shaking hands with his many Port
land friends who are glad to s-e him
back- .
POPULAR GRAPPLER
i RETURNS FROM SOUTH
Teter Bunkos, who is hre to meet
tha Italian middleweight grapplcr
-. If JinKementi cau bo concluded,
PETE BUZUKOS IS
OR BATTLE
ctiZ TV-;-:
tne polysyllables until the ninth, when
Brackenridge demonstrated that a mo
nicker with three syllables was luckier
than a handle with four, when, backed
up by sundry swats Jn the solar plexus.
With Hosp out in the ninth, It looked
like extra innings, but Brashear hefted
one to right, and right behind him came
Dick Bayless with a sizzler to center.
Litschi popped to Rapps, and now en
ters Desperate Desmond in the shape of
Kfte squat Mr. Burrell. He'fiddled for
an opening, and then sliced one over
second. Brashear breeied home with
the run that was needed. But Just for
good measure the Vernonites made it
two more. Krueger, In returning Bur?
reirs biff, toesed" the ball far o4r Lind
say's dome and Bayless checked in, Lem
sprinting around to third. Lem virtually
wal -ed when Agnew. who has been sat
isfying a grudge against the pill all
veek. drove out a two bagger to center.
Agnew added insult to injury by plod
ding down to third orr-a pitched ball to
Brackenridge, said event going into the
records as a steal. Brack struck out.
Rodgers was an Infield out In the
ninth, when Krueger smashed the ban
to the right field fence. Fisher fouled
to Burrell. and Butcher, batting for
Bancroft, was an easy out, Brack to
Hosp. Score:
VERNON.
AB. R. H.PO. A. E
Carttslff. 1. f.. . . . .t.. . . 4 111
Kane, c. f 2
Hosp. lb 3
Brashear. 2b 4
Bayless, r. f 4
Lltschl. ss 4
Burrell. 3b 4
Agnew. c 3
Brackenridge, p 8
Totals 31 4 72J4 1
PORTLAND.
AB. R. H.PO. A. E.
Doane, r. f 4 0
Chadbourne, 1. f 4 0
Lindsay, 3b 4 1
Rodgers. 2b 3 0
Krueger, c. f 4 0
Fisher, c 4 0
Bancroft, ss 2 0
Happs. lb 2 0
Hia-ginhotham. p S 0
Butcher 1 0
1
2 2
1 4
0 0
2 2
1 6
1 2
0 14 1
0 1 B
0 0 0
Totals ...... '7. .31" 1 7 27 15 1
Batted for Bancroft in ninth.
Chadbourne out, hit by batted ball.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Verion 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34
Hits 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 47
Portland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01
Jilts 3 1 1 1 0' 0 0 0 17
SUMMARY.
Struck out By Brackenridge 3. by
Higginbotham 4. Bases on balls Off
Brackenridge 1. off Higginbotham 2.
Two-base hits Agnew. Fisher. Sacri
fice hits Hosp. Brackenridge. Bancroft,
Rapps. Stolen bases Carlisle, Kane,
Lltschl, Agnew, Chadbourne. Hit by
pitched ball Kane, by Higginbotham.
T'nw of game 1:30. Umpires Casey
and McCarthy.
Bill Armour, the former Detroit-Toledo
.manager, is scouting for the St.
Louis Cardinals.
Shortstop Dowd, the former Brockton
player. Is making good with the New
York Highlanders.
In the absence of Manager Frank
Chance, Joe Tinker acts as captain-manager
of the Chicago Cubs.
Three times this season the Giants
have run up nine wins In a row besides
their 16 straight victories.
The Minnesota-Wisconsin league has
disbanded, the Winona team being in
the lead when the league hit the rocks.
"Cactus" Cravath is living up to his
reputation as a fence buster by leading
Charlie Dooln's Quakers in batting.
Pitcher Turner of "the EvansvtUV
team, won nine of his first 10 games
in the Kitty league.
Manager Art Rlggs has transferred
his Huntsvllle Southeastern league team
to Talladega, Ala.
Thoney, .Janvrln, Pur ten, Knight and
Mcllale, of the Jersey City team, are
former members of the Boston Red Sor.
A number of big learners have In
dulged in a -999" haircut this season.
The "S93" makes the knob resemble an
onion.
Kaylor, of the Danville team, leads the
batters, and Hearne, of Springfield, is
the leading pitcher in the Three-I
league.
If Bill Sweeney and Hub Pnrdue
should start on a summer tour of Eu
rope the Boston Beavers would drop
out of the sporting page.
Within a few weeks the Winston
Salem team climbed out of the cellar
and Is now making a great fight for the
pennant In the Carolina assoclatlo n.
The Cubs and the Flrates have been
showing considerable speed of late, and
may be able yet to give battle to the
Giants for the National league fabric.
The White Pox have sent Walter
Johnson II bark to Racine and will now
try out (y Voung III, who halls from
Steveris Point, Wis.
Thirty-one players In the National
league are hitting .300 or better, while
U.e American league has only twenty
..no men In the scleot circle.
Claude Rnssman, the former Detroit
first baseman, now with Minneapolis, la
lea. ling tho American association in bat
ting an average of .376.
Several big league scouts are sweet on
the work of Hilly Swanson, the clever
center fielder of the Dubuque team, In
tho Three-! league.
Catcher Forrest Cady, of the Boston
Red Sox. In a greet pegger to the tKsn.
It Is said that only one man has stolen'
a base on him cleanly this season.
"Casey'' Hageman, who has been sent
back to the Denver club by the Boston
Heil Kox, refuses to report to the Orla
siies on account of a cut in salary,
Buffalo fans are not very strong for
George Mailings' Bisons this season.
rnr rrnm Tils not heen able t6 hold Tts
own witii the leaders In the Internation
al league.
The Washington and Detroit teams
have furnished the big surprise in tha
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Did we eay that Mr. Higginbotham
fooled all of us ye,s, all but one. He
didn't fool Walter McCredle. When the
fans were demanding that Hig be con
signed to some unpopular place men.
tioned in the good book, Mac held on,
and now Hig Is the best pitcher he has.
Until he was beaten yesterday, Hig had
piled up a record of six straight games,
and his defeat makes him four loser.
Pretty good record for a cluh that has
yet to learn what the .500 mark means.
Higginbotham christened Irvln on
the 2Uh day of April, 1882, back in
Sioux City, Iowa. Is an old Portland
landmark, for it was in the northwest
that he became known to fame.
Higginbotham, who for the sake of
brevity, will hereafter be ordained Hig,
American league race. A year ago De.
trolt was leading and Washington was
in seventh place. This season Washing
ton is fighting for the pennant while
Detroit is trying to break into the dun
geon. July 7 every game playel In the Texas
league was a shut-out. The results
were: Austin 4, Fort Worth 0; Beau
mont" 2, Houston 0; San" Antonio 7,
Galveston 0, Dallas 2, Waco 0.
The South Bend club of the Central
league, has released Jesse Tannehlll. the
former big league pitcher, and signed
Krankle Donohue, a brother of Jlggs
Donohue.
Quite a number of college stars have
entered professional baseball this sea
son. The list Includes K.ppa Rlxey. Uni
versity of Virginia, with the Philadel
phia Nationals; C. Charles Htghtower,
Cornell. .... with ..Buffalo;. , John B. Boy le
University of Chicago, with the Phila
delphia Nationals; Joseph Tarbell, Ver
mont College, with Cleveland; Nash and
Conzelman, of Brown, with Cleveland,
and Warner, of Brown, with Pittsburg.
Several minor leagues divide their
season, the team at the top at the close
of the first half of the season plays
the team winning the second half for
the championship of the league. Among
the teams that have won their right to
contend for the pennant at the close of
th season are: Jacksonville, In the
South Atlantic league; Salem, in the
Ohio and Pennsylvania league; Heltna, in
the Southeastern league; Cleburne, in
the South Central league, and Wichita
Pahs, In the Texas-Oklahoma league,
and Vlrkeburg, in th; Cotton States
league.
The Elgin, Or., team, which stands a
good stance of winning the pennant of
the Branch Line league, snd which won
five games from Joseph, Fnteryrise and
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began his baseball career as a member
of the Deadwood, S. D., club of the S. D.
State league. Quite a place for Hig to
break In, and no wonder be is wild when
he starts the season. A remembrance
of Deadwood is bound to make anybody
feel skittish. Deadwood knew him In
1902.
Right aftor his Deadwood experience.
Hig came to Portland, where he pitched
for the South Portland team and the
Y. M. C. A. He was some footballlBt,
too, and in 1905 played with the Astoria
club against the Multnomah club. That
summer he was with the North Bend,
Or., baseball team,' Irf 1906 he breezed
over to Seattle and pitched six games,
when ijou Mahaffey, well known to
ball fans early In the last decade, recom-
Booney Captures Lincoln Park
Games With Total of 25
Points.
Laman Booney, a student of the Jef
ferson high school, captured the track
and field meet, which was held at Lin
coln Park Friday evening.
Out of Brx events, the blue and gold
student captured five events, giving
him a total of 25 points. Schoenburg
captured second place In the meet with
16 points. Brlggs, Kllnke and Smuck
ler, the other entrants, made six, five
and one points, respectively,
Booney took first place In the shot
put, running broad Jump, standing broad
Jump, 'running high Jump, and the pole
vault. Schoenburg took a place In every
event, except the pole vault.
A great deal of Interest is being dis
played In the meets, which will be a
weekly feature of the play grounds
hereafter. The meet Is open to any
amateur who Is under 21 years of age.
Following Is the results of the meet:
Shot put Booney, won, 25 feet 5
inches; Schoenburg, second, 33 feet 5
Inches; Smuckler, third. 31 feet 8 Inches.
JEFFERSON HIGH
BOY MEET WINNER
Eastern Oregon Tossers Who Can Play Baseball
Wallowa during "lgTnrs three days' cel
ebration. The players, reading from left
to right are: Top row Grant Hughes,
catcher; B. Christiansen, third base: Ray
Shelton, center field; Charles gtoop,
mended him to Mike Lynch of Tacoma.
He was a whirlwind with Tacoma, a
poor team,, winning 23 and losing 26.
Then St. Louis bought him for his speed
qualities, and be- Joined the- Oirdlnals
August 8, of the same year, pitching
for the rest of the season, and winning
18 and losing 8 games.
Hig was farmed to Aberdeen In 1907
for more experience, and he then estab
lished a continuous winning streak that
still stands as a record, notwithstand
ing the work of Jimmy Clark, Win
NoyeB and Bill James. He won 14
Rtralght games. He pitched 69 games
for Aberdeen and lost but 13.
The next year he was recalled by St.
Louts, but dldnt get a good start, win
nlng 12 and losing 13. In view of the
Pore vault Booney, won, 8 feet 5
Inches; Schoenburg, second, 7 feet 10
Inches.
Running high Jump Booney, first, 4
feet 9 Inches; Brlggs, second, 4 feet 9
Inches; Schoenburg, third, 4 feet 8
Inches.
Running brond Jump Booney, first,
17 feet 10 inches; Schoenburg, second,
17 feet 6 inches; Briggs, third. 16 feet
4 Inches.
Standing broad Jump Booney, first,
9 feet 6 inches; Schoenburg, second, 9
feet 1 inch; Brlggs, third, 8 feet 1 Inch.
100 yard dash Kllnke, first; Schoen
burg, second; Brlggs, third. Time 14
seconds.
TOMMY MTARLAND IS
TRIAL HORSE FOR HOGAN
(United Preee Letted Wire.)
San Francisco, July 20. Because of
his great showing against Eddla Dennis
here last night. Tommy McFarland was
matched today to meet One Round Ho
gan in a 15 round bout before Kddie
Graney's club on July 31. Hogan will
go into training at once, while McFar
land will take a couple of days of rest
before ho settles down to work.
McFarland is about as rugged a piece
of fighting machinery as ever stepped
between the ropes. His gamenoss Is
unquestioned and he is more than fairly1
fast and clever.
8terrett. the former Princeton rlayer.
has hit for better than .300 since he
Joined the New York Highlanders.
Saginaw and Bay City have been
dropped from the Southern Michigan
league, reducing the circuit to six clubs.
manager; Bob Jones, left field; Oeorge
Flags, right field; Olie Oswald, second
base. Bottom row Fred Hooper, short
stop; Jack Ashentfelter, pitcher; jQuy
ratten, first base, and Ray Brown, jub,
Cardinals', position In tha race this was
considered a good record.
In 1909 St. Louis asked waivers on
him, but the Chicago Cubs refused to
waive, and he went to Chance, winning
9 and losing 2. While with the Cubs he
won hie first seven games.
In 1910 he was farmed to Lonlsvllls
of the American association, whera he
lost two leas than half his games. Tha
following season he won two more than
half, but was sold before the schedule
ended to Toledo. He didn't report to
Toledo because of the "four month" rule,
and spent the rest of tho summer at
Yates Center, Kan. This spring he re
ported to Toledo, hut early In the sea
son was transferred to Portland, where.
desptlto a bad start, he has become the
leading pitcher.
PORTLAND PLAYER
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Boston Refuses Offer of $10,
000 Made by Cincinnati
for Bill Sweeney.
Boston, July 20. Garry Herrmann,
chief owner of tho Cincinnati baseball
club, presldent-of Lha national basouall
commission and one of the astute lead
ers of baseball, has offered $10,000 for
Uto .release of.. Captain Bill. Sweeney, of
the Boston Pilgrims.
As eager hs James K. Oaffney, tress
urer and chief owner, and John M.
Ward, president of the Boston Nation
als, are for trades, they would not sell
BUI Sweeney for $10,000, or anything
(ike that sum. He is worth more than
any baseball team would reasonably
offer. .
James R. McAleer, president of the
Red fn needs a second baseman like
BUI Sweeney, and If lie had tho man
lie would be satisfied that Boston would
win tiie American league pennant But
American league magnates do not praise
National league players or the reverse
and the American league could not get
a player like Bill Sweeney out of the
National league for any amount of
money.
Best In Leagne.
BUI Sweeney has become ths best
second baseman In the National league.
Besides being the best player in the
league at the keystone position out
playing such men as Johnnie Evers, of
the Cubs; Larry Doyle, of the Uiants,
and all of 'the others Sweeney U the
most successful batter In the National
league.
lie struck an average of .361 during
the week, and h has kept his batting
around that figure ever since the league
seabon opened. He made his one hun
dredth base hit during ths week, and
was the first man in the National league
to reHch the century mark, Jtut as Trls
Speaker, of tho Ked Sox, was the first
man in the American league to accom
plish the trick.
Close to Leader.
Sweeney does not lead the league in
the percentage figures, although he is
close to that honor. What la true,
though, is that he la the most success
ful batter of them all. He hits con
sistently and when hits count tho most.
If he cannot connect safely he places
the ball where It advances runners, and
if he can do neither lie is one of the
most patient waiters in the league and
takes his base on balls. Besides all of
this, he Is a fast runner, takes all sorts
of chances, la one of the "headiest"
men on the bases in the league and, all
around, is one of the most valuable men
now playing infield baseball in ths ma
jors. Sweeney hats "with his head." It
Is an odd statement, but nevertheless
true. He Is the best place hitter in his
league. He usually drops the ball where
he intends to put it. Unlike ths mighty
"Honus'' Wtagner, who admits that he
merely "swipes'' at the ball and "if ha
hits 'em where they 'ain't,' he's safe,"
8weeney sizes up his pitcher, his field
ers' locations, the caliber of the men
fielding the varlou? positions the stand
lug of the game, the number of men out
and who are on bases and tries to bat
accordingly. Usually ha succeeds.
"Dad" McAlpla defaulted In ths con
solutions on account of .sore knsa.
I N
Captain Arthur Allen Believes
Local Oarsmen 'W'll-Again
Capture North Pacific Row
ing Championships.
- The rowing crews of the Portland
Rowing club will leave tomorrow night
for Victoria, where the annual North
Pacific, association of amateur oarsmen
will hold their annual regatta. The
races will be held" next Friday and fiat-
urday. The local club will have entirely
different crews this season, but they
are up to the standard of last season's
championship oarsmen.
A. Pfaender, who won the senior
championship last season, will wear tha
local club's colors In that event again
this season and hopes to repeat
J. Helwig, W. Relslng, E. A. Hansen
and Arthur Allen will represent ths
local club in the senior four event. Al
len and Pfaender will row In the senior
doubles.
Two junior roars.
The local club will have two Junior
fours In the regatta this season. R. Z.
Myers, O. Jensvolct, C. Pyrlund and C.
Spooner compose crew No. 1, and craw ,
No. 2 will be made up. of D. Cooper, J.
Gill, A. Ilewellen and V, I Stone..
--sJHaveMey and TV Newell will eom-
pete for the Junior doubles and J. Nave
ley will row In the Junior singles. It
was first thought that F. R. Newell
would make the Junior singles this sea
son. Reports from Victoria are to tha -effect
that the James Bay Amateur Ath
letic club has provided new shells this
season and expects to make a much bet
ter showing than It did last year. Ths
J. B. A. A. C. crews have been working
out on the rac'ng course right along and
will be very familiar with the currents,
giving them an advantage over the Van
couver and Portland crews.
Victoria has several new members in
Its crews this season. W. N. Kennedy,
former champion of the Pacific coast,
will represent the J. B. A. A. C. In ths
senior singles.
Victoria Also Xas Two.
Victoria 'wl'l have two crews entered
In the j'unlor fours, while Vancouver
will have but one crew.
- Vancouver wlil also have several new
oarsmen in the seats this season. Tha
Vancouver crews are working harder
than ever, according to Information re
ceived from the north.
Last summer the local oarsmen cap
tured six of the seven events of the
regatta and expect to do nearly as good
this season. Captain Allen has been
working hard with the crews and states
that their condition is the same as it
was this time last year.
The eour.so on Shawnlgan lake Is said
to be the best ever and It is expected
that record time will be made. AU
events will be at one and one half miles.
'.'he crews that will represent the
nortnern' clubs are:
Victoria Crews.
Senior four Blaney Scott,
A. Stacpoole, 3; Matt. Scott,
stroke; R.
2; J. Don-
aldson, bow.
Senior double George .Simpson,
stroke; and W. N. Kennedy, bow.
Senior single W. N. Kennedy, former
coast champion. v
Junior four Blaney Scott, stroke, p.
Ogden, 2; Matt Scott 2, Oscar Summeia,
bow.
Junior double: No. 1 crew George
Chungranes, stroke and J. Ionaldson,
bow. No. 2 crew E. Tuck, stroke, and
C Thomas, bow.
Junior singles, two entries George
Chungranes and T. M. Hay-Currle.
Vancouver Crews.
Senior four II. P Carper, stroke;
A. E. Tennant. ,t; M. II. Smith, 2. II. A.
Baker, bow.
Senior double H. A. Baker, stroke,
and A. E. Tennant. how.
Senior single 8. Nott.
Junior four K. M Vhan.. eJmke; 8.
New. S; V. Hughes, 2; A. Narlncher,
bow.
Junior double C. P Harrison, stroke,
and W. Stoess. bow.
Junior single K. B. Allen.
Will Fbih on Molalla,
San B. Archer and L. C. Cllntock and
party left last night on a fishing trip up
the Molalla river. The party will drive
up to the headwaters of the river,
where the day will be spent. Reports
from that section of the country indi
cate that fishing there this season is
exceptionally good.
WILL BOX TWICE
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Mark O'Donnell, who will meet
Honor Miller next month.
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